For 90 years, the World Oil team has maintained a shared vision - to offer superior editorial content in World Oil, bring buyers and sellers together via World Oil's superior circulation and online exposure and achieve advertiser's confidence by delivering cost-effective results. To back our vision, the team has extensive experience in the oilfield and energy industry. Team members include:

President and Chief Executive Officer

John D. "Rusty" Meador is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Publishing Company. He joined the company in 1987 as Mid-continent District Manager of advertising sales. Under previous ownership, he served as Vice President, Vice Chairman and Director. He has 33 years of publishing and oil/gas industry experience. Meador has been a petroleum landman and vice-president of operations for an independent oil company. He is a member of NOMADS, the Business Marketing Association, American Association of Drilling Engineers and is a Certified Business Communicator. He currently serves as Secretary of the National Ocean Industries Association. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University.

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 Vice President Sales/ Publisher

Ron Higgins is Vice President Sales/ Associate Publisher of World Oil. He has been in the oil and gas publishing industry for over 35 years. Prior to joining Gulf Publishing Company, Ron worked for PennWell Publishing Company for 34 years, covering most of the United States and Canada for advertising sales in Oil & Gas Journal and Offshore. Most recently, Ron represented the Journal of Petroleum Technology. He is a graduate of the University of Houston and is also a member of NOMADS.

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Editor

Perry A. Fischer is Editor for World Oil. He is primarily responsible for placing exploration and exploitation articles in World Oil. Fischer also writes the "Editorial Comment" and "What’s New in Exploration" columns. He joined the World Oil staff in 1998. Fischer holds a BS degree in physics with minor coursework in geology from the University of Florida, Gainesville. His industry experience includes working as a wireline field engineer with Schlumberger Offshore Services and in offshore production with Production Management Corp. He is a member of SPE, SEG and NOMADS.

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Drilling Engineering Editor

Victor A. Schmidt is Drilling Engineering Editor of World Oil. He earned a BS in Geology from the University of Florida in 1974 and began his oil industry career with Getty Oil the following year. He has worked as a geologist and geophysical interpreter with other oil companies and consulted with several smaller firms. In 1991, he completed an MBA from the University of Houston and joined Offshore Data Services as a research associate tracking multiple segments of the offshore oil and gas industry. In 1997, he joined Offshore magazine as international editor and later served as exploration editor, tracking technologies and techniques of the upstream business. He joined World Oil in 2005.

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Production Engineering Editor

David Michael Cohen joined the staff of World Oil in January 2007. In his new position as Production Engineering Editor, he will be responsible primarily for placing and editing production engineering, as well as other technical articles in World Oil. Cohen holds a BS degree in print journalism from Texas State University-San Marcos, with coursework in mechanical engineering. His experience includes reporting assignments in the Texas capital bureau of the San Antonio Express-News and reporting and copy editing assignments at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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Technical Editor

Krista H. Kuhl joined the staff of World Oil in July 2007. In her position as Technical Editor, she maintains the monthly “Industry at a Glance” section, coordinates statistical content used to support the annual and mid-year drilling forecasts, organizes data for targeted supplements throughout the year, and places and edits technical articles in World Oil. Krista earned a BA degree in English from the University of Houston, with coursework in chemical engineering.

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Contributing News Editor

Henry D. Terrell is Contributing News Editor for World Oil. He is responsible for producing electronic reprints and special supplements for the magazine and its sister publication Hydrocarbon Processing. In addition, he coordinates and writes the monthly Products, People, Literature and Meetings pages. He joined World Oil's parent company Gulf Publishing in 1981, and worked in various positions in editorial and production, and was named Production Director in 1994, a position he held until 2001. He holds a BA degree in english from the University of Texas.

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